The Criterion Collection

[battlechateau]

What are some good horror movies I could get from this flash sale? I'm not familiar with the Criterion library so any tips would be greatly appreciated.

[Dailyan]

Originally Posted by battlechateau

What are some good horror movies I could get from this flash sale? I'm not familiar with the Criterion library so any tips would be greatly appreciated.

"Night of The Living Dead", "The Silence of The Lambs", and "Videodrome" are good starters.

[SeanJoyce]

Originally Posted by battlechateau

What are some good horror movies I could get from this flash sale? I'm not familiar with the Criterion library so any tips would be greatly appreciated.

Eyes Without a Face, Carnival of Souls and Rosemary's Baby.

[Gacivory]

Originally Posted by battlechateau

What are some good horror movies I could get from this flash sale? I'm not familiar with the Criterion library so any tips would be greatly appreciated.

It’s a DVD, but I always recommend Z.

Seconds and The Manchurian Candidate are also really good thrillers.

Fanny and Alexander is a personal favorite, Yi Yi, along with the Cassavetes box set.


Edit: my reading isn’t great, you specifically asked for horror, not just in general. Oops, my mistake. Sorry!

[Al_The_Strange]

Originally Posted by battlechateau

What are some good horror movies I could get from this flash sale? I'm not familiar with the Criterion library so any tips would be greatly appreciated.

Night of the Living Dead, if you don't already have it.

Carnival of Souls is another classic worth owning. Eyes Without a Face is a really classy (but dark) French film I admired. The Uninvited is a classic, but I wasn't a fan. Cat People is one I always hear about but still haven't seen.

More modern films I've enjoyed are Silence of the Lambs, The Brood, Shallow Grave, The Devil's Backbone, and Cronos (the latter two can be bought together with Pan's Labyrinth in the Del Toro box set).

1997's Funny Games is slated for release in May. There are a few other Criterion films that are equally dark and violent--Fat Girl is pretty messed up, and Salo...oh man, we don't talk about that one.

[Dailyan]

Originally Posted by Gacivory

Seconds and The Manchurian Candidate are also really good thrillers.

"Seconds" is, to me, one of the most underrated in the collection; Wong Howe's cinematography, Hudson's performance, and the overall melancholy tone make it one of my favorite sci-fi films.

[gbm82]

Originally Posted by battlechateau

What are some good horror movies I could get from this flash sale? I'm not familiar with the Criterion library so any tips would be greatly appreciated.

https://www.criterion.com/shop/browse?genre=horror

Of these I think Carnival of Souls, Repulsion, Rosemary's Baby, don't look now, House, Jigoku, Vampyr and Eraserhead are essential viewing if you like a bit (to a lot) of surrealism in your horror. House is especially bonkers...

If you like body horror you can't go wrong with the Cronenberg films.

The del Toro films and The Uninvited are good ghost stories.

The Lure is a weird musical horror that I thought had lots of great ideas but would not recommend as a blind buy.

And of course Night of the Living Dead, Eyes Without a Face and The Blob are cornerstone horror films.

Equinox is a fun little no budget film.

The rest I haven't seen recently enough to comment on.

[Bates_Motel]

Originally Posted by BamaDullard

Hope you enjoy it. The bargain alone makes it worth picking up. Although if I'm being perfectly honest there's only a handful of Bergman films I like enough to want to own, so it's tough to drop that much cash on it for me.

But if a "handful" amounts to 4-5 titles, that's almost the price of the entire box (on sale).

[octagon]

Originally Posted by battlechateau

What are some good horror movies I could get from this flash sale? I'm not familiar with the Criterion library so any tips would be greatly appreciated.

Creepy Supernatural - Rosemary's Baby, The Innocents

Monsters - Night of the Living Dead, Cat People

Slasher/Thriller - Diabolique, The Silence of the Lambs, Blow Out

Lighter Horror Adjacent Fun - I Married a Witch, The Blob

[GeoffOliver]

Originally Posted by battlechateau

What are some good horror movies I could get from this flash sale? I'm not familiar with the Criterion library so any tips would be greatly appreciated.

The other suggestions, plus Rebecca if you want something gothic. Also Sisters and Dressed to Kill might be enjoyable if you're into horror.

[BamaDullard]

Originally Posted by Bates_Motel

But if a "handful" amounts to 4-5 titles, that's almost the price of the entire box (on sale).

Yeah, I know. It's totally worth getting. There's just other titles I'd rather have right now.

[pauleky]

Originally Posted by pauleky

I snagged three in the flash sale:

• Notorious
• In the Heat of the Night
• The Black Stallion

Looks like the back-ordered In the Heat of the Night will cause the shipment to be delayed, but they'll all be worth the wait.

Ugh - couldn't resist and went back and got three more!

• The Wages of Fear
• My Life as a Dog
• Naked

Please stop me before I buy again!

[Mike0284]

[prkchopexpress]

Originally Posted by battlechateau

What are some good horror movies I could get from this flash sale? I'm not familiar with the Criterion library so any tips would be greatly appreciated.

diabolique. eyes without a face. kwaidan. kuroneko. the innocents. the uninvited. don't look now. the devil's backbone. pan's labyrinth. house.

[pauleky]

Originally Posted by pauleky

Ugh - couldn't resist and went back and got three more!

• The Wages of Fear
• My Life as a Dog
• Naked

Please stop me before I buy again!

Heh...that last batch qualified me for a gift certificate, so - three more!

• The Magnificent Ambersons
• The Gold Rush
• Repulsion

No more!

[Kakihara]

I need a little help, guys. I got 7 in the flash sale but feel like it's almost a necessity to get 3 more lol. So, I've narrowed it down to these:

Sullivan's Travels
Asphalt Jungle
In a Lonely Place
Gilda
The Killing
Solaris
Sansho the Bailiff
Yojimbo
Dressed to Kill
Three Colors
Double Life of Veronique



Which 3 would you pick from these? I'll make my decision by the deadline but it would be cool to get some advice here. Thanks!

[Dailyan]

Originally Posted by Kakihara

Which 3 would you pick from these? I'll make my decision by the deadline but it would be cool to get some advice here. Thanks!

Gilda, The Killing, and Sullivan’s Travels

[hariseldon]

Originally Posted by Kakihara

I need a little help, guys. I got 7 in the flash sale but feel like it's almost a necessity to get 3 more lol. So, I've narrowed it down to these:

Sullivan's Travels
Asphalt Jungle
In a Lonely Place
Gilda
The Killing
Solaris
Sansho the Bailiff
Yojimbo
Dressed to Kill
Three Colors
Double Life of Veronique



Which 3 would you pick from these? I'll make my decision by the deadline but it would be cool to get some advice here. Thanks!

#1
Sullivan's Travels
Three Colors
The Killing

2nd Team All Americans
Gilda
Yojimbo
Solaris or Dressed to Kill depending on if you like slow science fiction or DePalma thriller type (neither are a slam dunk style)

[GeoffOliver]

Originally Posted by Kakihara

I need a little help, guys. I got 7 in the flash sale but feel like it's almost a necessity to get 3 more lol. So, I've narrowed it down to these:

Sullivan's Travels
Asphalt Jungle
In a Lonely Place
Gilda
The Killing
Solaris
Sansho the Bailiff
Yojimbo
Dressed to Kill
Three Colors
Double Life of Veronique



Which 3 would you pick from these? I'll make my decision by the deadline but it would be cool to get some advice here. Thanks!

Dressed to Kill, Asphalt Jungle, Double Life of Veronique

[theater dreamer]

Originally Posted by Kakihara

I need a little help, guys. I got 7 in the flash sale but feel like it's almost a necessity to get 3 more lol. So, I've narrowed it down to these:

Sullivan's Travels
Asphalt Jungle
In a Lonely Place
Gilda
The Killing
Solaris
Sansho the Bailiff
Yojimbo
Dressed to Kill
Three Colors
Double Life of Veronique



Which 3 would you pick from these? I'll make my decision by the deadline but it would be cool to get some advice here. Thanks!

You’re aware Three Colors is a three film set, correct? That’s my first choice. One of my favorite things in my entire collection, Criterion or not. The Asphalt Jungle and Solaris would make for a real interesting haul.

Can’t go wrong with any of those. The Killing is fantastic.